More than l realized．Dad has helped me keep my balance．

When 1 was growing up，1 was embarrassed to be seen with my lather He was severely disabled and very  36   ,and when we would walk together , his hand on my arm for   37      , people would stare . I would inwardly (内心地)feel uncomfortable at the unwanted  38    . If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never    39    that he knew.

     It was   40    to coordinate (cooperate) our stepshis hesitant, mine impatientand because of that, we didn’t  41   much as we went along, But as we started out ,he always said,” You set the    42  , I will try to follow you ,”

     Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was   43   he got to work, He went to work despite illness and bad weather, He almost never missed a day and would  44    it to the office even if others could not , A matter of   45  

He never talked about himself as an object of pity ,nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or   46   . What he looked for   47   others was a “good heart”, and if he found one ,the      48    was good enough for him.

   Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper  49   by which to judge people ,even though I  50  don’t know exactly what a “good heart”is   51    I know the times I don’t have one myself.

He has been gone many years now ,but I think of him often, I wonder if he   52   I was unwilling to be seen with him during our   53   , Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling   54   to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant),when I am envious of another’s good fortune , and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.

At such times I put my hand on his arm to   55   my balance , and say ,”You set the pace , I will try to follow you ,.”

During the war, a fighter pilot was injured. Fortunately, he was l by a group of nuns(修女)from a nearby convert(女修道院). He had been very weak and lost his 2 . When he came to himself, he was astonished to find a woman beside him.

    It was Sister Mary, the nun in 3 . She said to the pilot,“This convert is a 4 hospital. We have many young 5 here, learning to be 6 . We will 7 you here as long as possible, but you must listen to our 8 .”The pilot decided to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with either the nurses or the nuns. He had to 9  in his small room as much as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子)every day, wear a beautiful cap, and the 10 uniform (制服). He looked like a 11 in the distance. It was a very 12 life, however he felt very 13, especially when one of the nursing students 14 his eyes. She was quiet and 15 away whenever she saw him looking at her. The pilot found himself in 16 with her, and thought of her all the time.

    One day, the pilot could not 17 in silence. He found the nurse working in the kitchen alone. He went over to her and said, “Please don’t turn away. I love you so much. " He started to put his arms 18 the nurse and then 19 back in great surprise. What was the matter? Why was the young pilot so 20 in love? He found the nurse was actually another pilot saved by the nuns, just like himself.

    1. A. held　　    B. helped　　　　　　   C. seen　　　　　　　　  D. saved

    2. A. sense　　      B. heart　　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　　  D. balance

    3. A. convert   B. hospital　　　　　　 C. charge　　　　　　　　　　 D. church

    4. A. field　　　　　　  B. teaching　　　　    C. general　　　　　　  D. women

    5. A. girls　　　　　　  B. nuns　　　　　　　　 C. children　　　　　　 D. boys

    6. A. doctors   B. nuns　　　　　　　　 C. workers　　　　    D. nurses

    7. A. save　　　　　　  B. help　　　　　　　　  C. hide　　　　　　　　  D. have

    8. A. teacher   B. advice　　　　　　   C. lectures　　　　　　 D. lessons

    9. A. work　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　  C. wait　　　　　　　　  D. get

    10. A. student’s　　  B. nun’s　　　　　　    C. worker’s　　　　   D. nurse’s

    11. A. woman B. nun　　　　　　　　   C. worker　　　　　　　　　　 D. student

    12. A. difficult B. interesting　　　　  C. easy　　　　　　　　  D. quiet

    13. A. lonely   B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. well　　　　　　　　  D. sorry

    14. A. fixed　　 B. caught　　　　　　   C. dropped　　　　    D. kept

    15. A. ran　　　　　　  B. hurried　　　　　　  C. turned　　　　　　   D. looked

    16. A. love　　  B. shyness　　　　　　 C. silence　　　　　　　　　　 D. touch

    17. A. live　　　　　　  B. keep　　　　　　　　  C. work　　　　　　    D. wait

    18. A. around  B. over　　　　　　　　  C. on　　　　　　　　    D. to

    19. A. drew    B. ran　　　　　　　　    C. fell　　　　　　　　    D. walked

20. A. unlucky　　   B. difficult　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　  D. shy

    It was Sister Mary, the nun in 3 . She said to the pilot,“This convert is a 4 hospital. We have many young 5 here, learning to be 6 . We will 7 you here as long as possible, but you must listen to our 8 .”The pilot decided to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with either the nurses or the nuns. He had to 9  in his small room as much as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子)every day, wear a beautiful cap, and the 10 uniform (制服). He looked like a 11 in the distance. It was a very 12 life, however he felt very 13, especially when one of the nursing students 14 his eyes. She was quiet and 15 away whenever she saw him looking at her. The pilot found himself in 16 with her, and thought of her all the time.

    One day, the pilot could not 17 in silence. He found the nurse working in the kitchen alone. He went over to her and said, “Please don’t turn away. I love you so much. " He started to put his arms 18 the nurse and then 19 back in great surprise. What was the matter? Why was the young pilot so 20 in love? He found the nurse was actually another pilot saved by the nuns, just like himself.

    1. A. held　　    B. helped　　　　　　   C. seen　　　　　　　　  D. saved

    2. A. sense　　      B. heart　　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　　  D. balance

    3. A. convert   B. hospital　　　　　　 C. charge　　　　　　　　　　 D. church

    4. A. field　　　　　　  B. teaching　　　　    C. general　　　　　　  D. women

    5. A. girls　　　　　　  B. nuns　　　　　　　　 C. children　　　　　　 D. boys

    6. A. doctors   B. nuns　　　　　　　　 C. workers　　　　    D. nurses

    7. A. save　　　　　　  B. help　　　　　　　　  C. hide　　　　　　　　  D. have

    8. A. teacher   B. advice　　　　　　   C. lectures　　　　　　 D. lessons

    9. A. work　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　  C. wait　　　　　　　　  D. get

    10. A. student’s　　  B. nun’s　　　　　　    C. worker’s　　　　   D. nurse’s

    11. A. woman B. nun　　　　　　　　   C. worker　　　　　　　　　　 D. student

    12. A. difficult B. interesting　　　　  C. easy　　　　　　　　  D. quiet

    13. A. lonely   B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. well　　　　　　　　  D. sorry

    14. A. fixed　　 B. caught　　　　　　   C. dropped　　　　    D. kept

    15. A. ran　　　　　　  B. hurried　　　　　　  C. turned　　　　　　 
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　With a good shopping position and the right amount(数量)of money，any educated person ought to make a living out of a bookshop．It is not a difficult trade to learn and the large chain-stores can never force the small bookseller out of existence as they have done to the corner shop．But the hours of work are very long-I was only doing a part-time job，but my boss put in a seventy-hour week，besides regular journeys out of shopping hours to buy books．

　　The real reason why I should not like to be back in the book trade for life，however，is that while I was in it I lost my love of books．A bookseller cannot always tell the truth about his books，and that gives him a dislike for them．There was a time when l really did love books-loved the sight and smell and feel of them-if they were fifty or more years old，that is．Nothing pleased me quite so much as to buy a bargain lot of them on sale for several pounds．There is a peculiar flavour(独特的味道)about the unexpected books you pick up in that kind of collection：little-known eighteenth-century poets，or out-of-date geography books．For occasional(偶尔的)reading-in your bath，for example，or late at night when you are too tired to go to bed-there is nothing as good as a very old picture story-book．

　　But as soon as l went to work in the bookshop l stopped buying books．

　　Seen in a mass，five or ten thousand at a time，books were dull and even a little tiresome．Nowadays I do buy one occasionally，but only if it is a book that I want to read and can't borrow．and I never buy rubbish．

1．According to the passage，________is one of the necessary conditions to run a bookshop．

[　　]

A．an educated shop-owner

B．a good position at a street corner

C．a regular journey out of the shop

D．the force of large chain-stores

2．The author should not like to be back as a bookseller for life because________．

[　　]

A．he hated his job of selling books

B．selling books was only a part-time job

C．the books in the shop gave him a dislike

D．he was unable to be honest about the books he sold

3．The books preferred by the author should be those________．

[　　]

A．stories making readers sleepless

B．valuable ones bought on sale

C．peculiar ones with great expectation

D．geography ones from the eighteenth century

4．The author will only buy new books________．

[　　]

A．if he feels dull and tired

B．after he gives up his job as a bookseller

C．which are interesting but hard to borrow

D．when he throws away old ones

完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)

  阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.

Tired and defeated, I   21   to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had   22   .He often got almost everything in the house out of    23   .Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking   24   to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional   25         Brett had done to our once quiet home.

Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a   26   as possible, but inside I was shouting.“I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t   27   him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued   28   him as before.

When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所).After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping   29   teens.

At the   30   ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had   31   the most to him or her.

Brett spoke   32   to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter   33   .My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you,   34         troubled enough by me, always   35   me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”

   36   , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me   37   .

    At that moment, tears   38   in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for   39   . Although I had struggled with silent   40   toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.

21. A. sat   B. sank   C. bent   D. dropped

22. A. ruined   B. lost   C. torn   D. broken

23. A. danger   B. place   C. trouble   D. order

24. A. off   B. in   C. up   D. away

25. A. pain   B. injury   C. damage   D. harm

26. A. patiently   B. willingly   C. strictly   D. rudely

27. A. forgive   B. educate   C. stand   D. control

28. A. parenting   B. pardoning   C. comforting   D. feeding

29. A. lazy   B. troublesome   C. disappointing   D. careless

30. A. opening   B. official   C. victory   D. graduation

31. A. afforded   B. meant   C. supplied   D. owed

32. A. lovingly   B. sadly   C. proudly   D. nervously

33. A. where   B. how   C. what   D. who

34. A. unless   B. although   C. because   D. when

35. A. cost   B. lent   C. taught   D. showed

36. A. Astonished   B. Puzzled   C. Encouraged   D. Interested

37. A. surely   B. roughly   C. tightly   D. fiercely

38. A. fell   B. flowed   C. moved   D. gathered

39. A. pity   B. happiness   C. luck   D. success

40. A. love   B. anxiety   C. anger   D. care